Hong Kong style wife cake

Overview

Hong Kong-style wife cake, the crust is loose and crumbly, the filling is moist and soft, and the taste is sweet but not greasy. Paired with a pot of thick Pu'er, it's a Chinese-style afternoon tea that leaves a fragrance on your cheeks and teeth without any burden——

Tags

• staple food
• baking
• snacks
• home cooking
• common dishes
• chinese cuisine
• bread
• afternoon tea
• hong kong food
• cake
• butter
• egg yolk liquid
• filling center: glutinous rice flour
• honey
• lard
• pastry: cake flour
• water-oil skin: low-gluten flour
• fine sugar
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Fry the glutinous rice flour over low heat and cool until cool;

   

2. 2 Put the glutinous rice flour into a large bowl, add butter and fine sugar;

   

3. 3 Knead it into coarse corn flour with your hands and add water;

   

4. 4 Knead into a uniform dough and serve as filling;

   

5. 5 Divide into 12 equal portions before using.

   

6. 6 Mix all ingredients for pastry;

   

7. 7 Knead into a uniform and smooth dough;

   

8. 8 Mixed water and oil leather material;

   

9. 9 Knead into smooth dough;

   

10. 10 Divide watery and oily skin into 12 parts evenly;

    

11. 11 Divide the pastry into 12 equal portions;

    

12. 12 Flatten the watery dough and wrap it in a portion of puff pastry;

    

13. 13 Close the mouth tightly;

    

14. 14 Roll out into a long tongue shape about 12cm;

    

15. 15 Roll up from top to bottom;

    

16. 16 Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes;

    

17. 17 With the edge facing up, roll it into a long strip;

    

18. 18 Roll up from top to bottom;

    

19. 19 Cover with plastic wrap and rest for another 15 minutes;

    

20. 20 Pinch the edge and both ends of the small roll toward the middle;

    

21. 21 Shape into a ball;

    

22. 22 With the edge facing up, roll it into a round cake;

    

23. 23 Wrap a portion of the filling and use the tiger's mouth to tighten it. Be sure to pinch tightly, otherwise the filling will flow out during baking;

    

24. 24 With the edge facing down, gently roll it into a round cake;

    

25. 25 Arrange into baking pan;

    

26. 26 Brush with a layer of egg yolk liquid;

    

27. 27 Preheat the oven to 200°C, put the dough in, and bake for about 15-20 minutes, until the surface is golden brown.